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This Small Island Nation Gets $66 Million China Loan To Fund Huawei Work
Fri Aug 19 2022
Solomon Islands said Thursday that it had secured a $66 million loan from China to fund tech giant Huawei building...
Turkey President Meets Ukraine's Zelensky
Fri Aug 19 2022
Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned Thursday of a nuclear disaster in Ukraine during his first face-to-face talks with President...
Serve notice to accused before enhancing sentence: SC to HCs
Fri Aug 19 2022
The Supreme Court has said that high courts are required to give notice to the accused before enhancing sentences so...
North Korea slams South's offer of aid for denuclearization
Fri Aug 19 2022
Kim Yo-jong, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's powerful sister, has slammed Seoul's offer of economic aid in return for denuclearisation...
Pilots Fall Asleep While Flying At 37,000 Feet, Miss Landing
Fri Aug 19 2022
Two Ethiopian Airlines pilots fell asleep while flying a flight from Sudan's Khartoum to Ethiopia capital Addis Ababa and missed...
Xi and Putin to attend G20 summit in Bali, Indonesia's Jokowi says
Fri Aug 19 2022
China's Xi Jinping and Russia's Vladimir Putin both plan to attend the Group of 20 summit in Bali in November,...
China To Participate In Russia Military Drills, Says India Will Join Too
Thu Aug 18 2022
Chinese troops will travel to Russia to take part in joint military drills, Beijing's defence ministry said. Beijing and Moscow...
Minister's Rohingya Tweet Triggers Delhi vs Centre Fight Over Refugees
Thu Aug 18 2022
Hours after Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri's tweets announcing homes and security for Rohingya refugees from Myanmar were contradicted by...
China To Ramp Up Military, Economic "Coercion" Of Taiwan, Says US
Thu Aug 18 2022
The United States expects China to ramp up its military, diplomatic and economic "coercion" of Taiwan, its top envoy in...
"Give Me Back My Right To Live Without Fear And In Peace": Bilkis Bano
Thu Aug 18 2022
Bilkis Bano, the survivor of one of the most horrific rape cases during the 2002 Gujarat riots, has said the...
Farmers Begin 3-Day Protest Against Centre In Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur Kheri
Thu Aug 18 2022
Nearly 10,000 farmers from Punjab will take part in a 72-hour protest in Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur Kheri against the Centre...
National Security Adviser Ajit Doval, Russian Counterpart Meet In Moscow
Thu Aug 18 2022
National Security Adviser Ajit Doval on Wednesday held talks with his Russian counterpart Nikolai Patrushev in Moscow, focusing on bilateral,...
Ukraine: Preparing for the worst as situation at nuclear
Thu Aug 18 2022
It is relatively unusual in Ukraine for a government official to invite you on a short-notice trip. It turns out...
J&K May Get 25 Lakh New Voters Including Outsiders, Local Parties Hit Out
Thu Aug 18 2022
Jammu and Kashmir is likely to get around 25 lakh additional voters including outsiders after the special summary revision of...
Biden signs climate, tax and health bill into law
Wed Aug 17 2022
US President Joe Biden has signed a $700bn (£579bn) bill that aims to fight climate change and healthcare costs while...
Sexual harassment charge will not prima facie stand when woman was wearing ‘sexually provocative dresses’, says Kerala court
Wed Aug 17 2022
Granting anticipatory bail to writer and social activist Civic Chandran in a sexual harassment case, a district sessions court in...
Actor Jacqueline Fernandez Laundered Money, Says ED
Wed Aug 17 2022
Actor Jacqueline Fernandez has been named an accused in the money laundering case against conman Sukesh Chandrashekar, who faces charges...
Two Polio Vaccine Guards Shot Dead In Pakistan
Wed Aug 17 2022
Two policemen guarding a polio vaccination team have been shot dead by gunmen in north-west Pakistan.
Meeting took place between govt and FIFA for holding of U-17 World Cup, SG Tushar Mehta tells SC
Wed Aug 17 2022
The Supreme Court on Wednesday was informed that the Government held a meeting with FIFA officials over holding the U-17...
Ghulam Nabi Azad And Others Resign Key Posts In Huge Congress Revolt
Wed Aug 17 2022
Senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad -- long upset with the party -- has resigned from a key party post...